Citation

Sayem AM. Asian Soc. Work Policy Rev. 2011; 5(1): 44-59.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1753-1411.2010.00048.x

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Abstract

This study was carried out among physically disabled street children (PDSC) in the city of Dhaka in Bangladesh. The aim of the study was to explore violence, negligence and suicidal This study was carried out among physically disabled street children (PDSC) in the city of tendency among PDSC. To do this, 30 PDSC (15 male and 15 female) were conveniently selected and interviewed with an interview protocol developed by a step-by-step process. The results of this study revealed that all the participants experienced physical violence but female children were more likely to experience sexual violence than male children. Violence against disabled children came from both family members or relatives and other people. As with violence, all the participants experienced some sort of negligence, again both from family members or relatives and other people. More importantly, this study found that more than half of the physically disabled children had suicidal tendency to some extent, i.e. some thought of committing suicide at least once in their life, while others attempted to commit suicide due to the sufferings that came with disability. This study concludes with some policy implications, particularly: providing counseling to parents and the disabled children; training of the service providers who provide services to disabled persons; and building awareness through mass media. © 2011 The Author. Asian Social Work and Policy Review © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Violence; Suicidality; Street children; Negligence; Physical disability